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TIL that mowing American lawns uses 800 million gallons of gas every year

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jNvGa TIL that the late Astros player Bob Watson scored the MLB’s 1,000,000th run. The run was sponsored by Tootsie, so Watson was awarded 1,000,000 Tootsie Rolls for his achievement
loAaA TIL The Loretto Chapel needed access to its choir loft. In 1877 an unknown Master Carpenter appeared and build a staggeringly precise spiral staircase using hand tools, glue and non native wood. Then disappeared without being paid.
BlwK TIL that Robert Plant donated money to a radio station that promised to never play “Stairway to Heaven” again
dD6M8 TIL that the Portuguese town of Póvoa de Varzim has its own traditional writing, used to identify goods and families, among other uses.
mybE TIL the biblical Book of Judges tells a story in which a fat king is stabbed, the sword gets stuck in his fat, and the guards outside don’t check on him because they think he’s taking a shit.